Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-16
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CHAPTER xLIv.-DACoITEK.
AN EVENTFUL SrOt

CHAPTER XLIV.-DACOITEE.
"Forward" Yves still the word, ard
would be iii tie capital IVES reached and
the King bundled to Inc dust.
The Burmese chow their fighting quail.
ties best, or only 10 the defence OF stock
ades, which, SIS they are we'll skilled il
all DsDEer OF WoOdcIRtt, they can erec'
with wonderful Tspidry in the densest
Jungle, and protect by almcst impene-
Irable enlarelemeDts; and these they
can defend with tenacity and determine
ton that better troops might envy; but
no superiority Of Bdnb rs will tempt
them to gait the shelter OF such works
ard trust u valor in the open ground.
To mole bris iY the events preceding d
catastrophe that occurred TO L ,ns6sle,
ending still more seriously TO his friend
Montrersor, we may state, for the CO.
nereDce Of our narrative, that during the
advance to Msndaisy, and before the
expedition reached Ava, Theebaw sent
enyoys TO obtain terms, which were
specified by General Pranderg4st 70 be
his unconditional sure pder, with his
army, treasure and kingdom It large!
TO this comprehensive demand an ans
wer was 10 be given on the following dsy
As none was given, our troops took
possession If the defenses Of Ava, with
ell The batteris =, riff pits, and he ancient
brick walls, which ar" fifteen feet in
neight, the Burmese soldiers laying down
their arms SIS ours entered "the City Of
Gtms," as the capital 10 named, though
many OF Its houses sre mere hu's thstcbed
with grass. And by the 30 d Of N 3vember
the savage Theebaw was a prisoner, and
the fas rus white elephant, with nothing
white about him ssve a couple Of irty
spots. was in our hands, together with
the royal family, or all that remained
thereof sitter the palace massacre>; and
then the war was supposed TO be over
q war Ike most Of these we wsga now,
since we have ceased apparently TO cope
with Europeans, in which, if danger is
great, the glory is small indeed.
Thus, on the night Of the 29th, soon
sitter the king, who, like craven, beg
ged only that his wretched life might be
spared, was put on board the f0tilla for
conveyarce 10 India, the DacOits began
their work with will. So we have now
another tragedy to record.
Prior to the shove events, our troops
had reached Mandalsy, few miles dist
was singulsrly beautiful.
On each SIDE OF the IrewaGdy rose its
osnks, covered with luxurispt foliage,
amid which glIttered innumerRble bell
shaped psgodas and taper spires Of varied
and tsucIful outline, ali deiicately carved
and elaburateIV gilded, so they cleaned
in the ruddy light If the setting sun like
alagree work studded with gigantic
Jewels.
The fret announcement Ct g treaty of
peace wE5a gorgecusiy-g ilded barge of
great beauty, with fifty golden bladed
OARS flashing IN light, that shot cut from
the Avs shore with q great white pennon
fu'teripg in the bow, add high shove,
olump gilded umbrellas, that announced
the presence of officers of rsnk, bearing
messi sc 10 our general.
Anon, The yer wide ned, and It's eastern
bank sank low 10 level yellow sands and
grassy inIets, beyond which rose MsDda-
lay. amid the SOam Range OF hills, that
start abruptly 10 the height of some thou
SAND feet; and from these it was that the
"Goldep footed X Dg" came forth from
his palace and, yelling his hatred and
ioetbi0g, gave himself up to the British
troops.
Though fighting with the Burmese reg
ulsrs was ended, the warfare wss still.
We say, protrac ed by the operations Of
the trescheFous, savage and biOod-thirs;y
Dseoits, sn Indian me for these who
practice robbery as their Hereditary priv
ilege or destiny; and these WTetches
manifested all the worst traits Of the |
Burmese character, which Captain Frank |
lin describes in his Notes" as beng |
sbisctly seivile to sUperorS, but when |
"in power, rspacious and cruel; in war, |
tFeecherous and feroCious; in their deal |
ings, litisious and fa!tbless; in appetite, |
unsuitable and avaricious; In habit, Iszg; |
snd in their ideas, person s, houses and |
food, obsceDely filthy, below anything |
that has claims to humsnitY."
And these D.coits il q cted the most !
dreadful fortunes that the most fertile |
oriental ingenuity could suggest upon all |
who fell in their bands alive.
- IL repellipg and pursuing party OF |
them, who had been prscuCipg Gao .itee |
ii e. lootiDg-aDd numbering ia the vi |
cioity of MaUdalsy, LonsdslesaDd Non |
Iessor, with s few men. had pushed |
along & path, mile or two in length, |
bordeFeG on either side by rather neatly |
built houses or bungalows, snd little |
temples containing well carved but mon |
strously groiesQue idols.
The houses had, in most Instances, |
been pillaged and hacked ard gsshed by
many wounds from the bsyonet, but
chiefly from the sharp, crooked dao
Some OF the inmates lay in them, or about
the doorwsys, where piles Of clothing,
utensils, Jars, pans, lutch boxes, water
fsgops, umbrellas and other sp0ils that
bad heen sbaL donsd IN haste, lay strewed
about.
here and there lay also Dacoi+, whom
the bullets of LoDsdale's party had over
taken. desd or dying, snd clad in the
usual Burmese costume, double pie &C
Of cloth, about ten cuoits long, loosely
wrapped shout the body, over which was
6 Ell aeved frock or tuDic that reached to
,he knees, with turbsn like head dress.
The Dacoits retired through the Jungle,
aripg back few parting shots SC RANDOM
IS tbey fed; but one Of these struck down
Montressor, piercing his chest in the
vicinity Of the heart, ipfiicting mortal
wound. He sank heavily down in grea'
agony, and LoDsdsle hsd only time TO
press his hand and leave him in charge O!
the only medical q 'er with the party,
while he hurried Cd wi few soldiers,
feil OF verg aDce, In q hot and fierce, and
as it proved eventually, vain pursuit, as
among the Jungle and tall elephant grass
the Dscoiis successfulle eluded him.
as his party advanced ne came upon 8
Burme Sc, differently ettired from the rest
iI brilliant yellow costume OF II I0gt